PEDIATRICS Vol. 54 No. 5 November 1974, pp. 538-541
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A new regional center for child care

Richard D. Wood 1

1 Chairman, Board of Managers, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

The new Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, in conjunction with affiliated Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic, opened in June of this year, after 15 years in planning and construction. Ground-breaking took place in September 1968, construction began February 1969, and the physical relocation began June 1974.

The new children's medical center merits attention as a major example of a new tertiary care facility, serving a tristate region and a university complex, while also rendering primary care through expanded ambulatory and emergency facilities, new transient one-day surgical service, and growing affiliations with health maintenance organizations in the general neighborhood. Regionally, the Hospital serves as a major consultative resource and pediatric referral center for hundreds of Delaware Valley hospitals and physicians.